Media Releases
24/12/2007 Rudd and Bligh Governments to Deliver Cape York Welfare Reform
Federal Minister for Indigenous Affairs Jenny Macklin and the Queensland Premier Anna Bligh met today to finalise an historic agreement to work together to help improve the lives of Queenslanders living in remote Indigenous communities.
11/12/2007 Working Together Towards Reconciliation
Real progress on the path towards reconciliation took a step forward today with the first consultations to develop a national apology to the Stolen Generation.
10/12/2007 Building stronger Indigenous communities
Jobs, economic development and training opportunities for Indigenous Australians will be at the core of the Rudd Labor Government's approach to income support.
05/12/2007 Celebrate International Volunteer Day: December 5
Jenny Macklin and Ursula Stephens today celebrated International Volunteer Day in recognition of the vital contribution volunteers make to communities both here and abroad.
04/12/2007 Inaugural national disability awards announced
Jenny Macklin and Bill Shorten today congratulated the recipients and finalists of the inaugural National Disability Awards announced last night at a special ceremony in Canberra.